At the last Nations Cup, the Stallions appeared to be a new force in African football.

Despite their being hosts, no-one gave Burkina Faso much of a chance, but they surprised everyone by reaching the last four.

The question is: Have they built on that success?

Their relatively straightforward qualification might suggest so.

But since they got through to the finals, a new coach, Rene Taelman, has taken over, and he has made some radical changes to the team.

With few full-time professionals to call on, Taelman tries to make a virtue of his band of largely local players.

He argues it is much better to have a team that works as a unit, rather than a collection of talented individuals.

But the coach is also realistic, saying that at this stage his goal is getting through to the quarter-finals.

Burkina Faso squad
		Coach: Rene Taelman, Belgium
		Mathieu Traore	USFA
		Seydou Traore	Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
		Brahima Cisse	USFA
		Issa Sanogo	ASFA Yennega
		Madou Dossama	Etoile Filante
		Brahima Korbeogo	USFA
		Ismael Koudou	ASFA Yennega
		Mamadou Kone	Etoile Filante
		Alassane Ouedraogo	Charleroi, Belgium
		Mamadou Zongo	Vitesse Arnhem, Netherlands
		Ousmane Sanou	Willem II, Netherlands
		Brahima Traore	Al Dhaid, Saudi Arabia
		Jean-Michel Liade Gnonka	ASFA Yennega
		Moumouni Dagano	Etoile Filante
		Ousmane Traore	ASFA Yennega
		Issoufou Sawadogo	Etoile Filante
		Amadou Tidiane Fall	Etoile Filante
		Rahim Ouedraogo	Twente Enschede, Netherlands
		Omar Baro	Brondby, Denmark
		Mamadou Kere	Charleroi, Belgium
		Abraham Lologa	ASFA Yennega
		Abdoulaye Soulama	ASFA Yennega